The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-05-25
THE PRESIDENT AND TIE BOURBONs

Senator German having expressed APP
prevail of so much of the Kentucky Demo-
cratic platform as glorifies the spoils sys-
tenn, the New York Times takes occasion to
glorify Mr.. Cleveland. Ii is case of light
coming from that which is not source of
light, but the mugwumps ale never partic-
ular as TO the relation of cause aud effect
II does not follow that the President dis
approves the Kentucky platform because
Senator German approves 1t. Ii does not
follow that "the Democratic spoilsmen are
becoming desperate, and that they will
leave nothing untried TO break down the
President in his own party" because Mr..
German has said that when the President
declined denomination in his hearing, "he
did not impress me as being SO sincere In
this as in other statements" Nor does 1t
follow that MIR. Cleveland resents this as
sertion of Mr.. German. There are great
many indications that he is anxious to have
such assertions made. He is reported to
have said, very lately, that he did not
blame Senator Vest for discrediting his sim
cerity. "In fact" said the President, mo
one but my wife does believe me-"
IL would have been web if the Times had
waited until some word or deed of the
President had given reason for belief IN
either his dissent from the Kentucky plat
form or his disapproval of MIR. Germans
utterances. The appointments in Mary
land have been, the mugwumps themselves
being witnesses, as bad as bad could be.
They have been distributed among MIR.
Germans supporters, and, it is generally
believed, at Mr.. Germans dictation.
Mr.. German has no reason TO be, and is
not, dissatisfied with the distribution of
patronage in Maryland. 1t has been worse
than partisan; it has been factional, and
factional to Germans personal desire. The
Maryland Senator accepts the gift, and
despises the giver, and so do the Kentucky
Democrats, and SO do most Demo-
Gratis. There is little dissatisfaction, even
in Indiana, with the distribution of patron
age; the dissatisfaction ig with the manner
of it. The old-fashionod Democrats are
plain speakers. When Democratic Pres
ident bounces a Republican and replaces
him by Democrat they do not care about
cant phrases concerning efficiency of the
SERVICE" they like plain acknowledgment
of the plain fact that the one was rejected
because he was q Republican, and the
other chosen because he was Democrat.
And if Republican be retained they hate
to have his retention explained by "de-
votion to the great principle of civil
service reform" If it were said that he
was retained because he could do the party
more service as Republican than he could
as a Democrat, all would be we'll. 1t is the
cant that is objected to.
The truth is that the President is not
disliked by the Bourbons for his acts, it is
his words that are distasteful. The hands
are those of Esau, the voice is that of
Jacob. The Bourbons are not cunning
race, and yet there are things that even they
can not fail to discern, chief of which is the
trick by which it is sought to place Mr..
Cleveland before the mugwumps as re-
former with whom the Democrats are dis
gusted, and by the mugwumps to enforce
his denomination in place of Hill or some
other who is Democrat and likes to be
thought of as proud of his Democracy. Mr..
Cleveland is Democrat who likes to be
thought of as ashamed of his Democracy.
Chicago Inter Ocean.